Communist Chinese political movement collection, bulk 1951-1980

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Summary

Abstract:
Memoirs, investigation records, and judicial testimonies and decrees relating to political dissidence and prosecutions for political offenses in post-1949 People's Republic of China. Includes digital copies of historical materials.
Extent:
36 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 2 oversize folders, digital media, memorabilia (17.7 Linear Feet)
Language:
Chinese
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Communist Chinese political movement collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Background

Scope and content:

The Communist Chinese Party Political Movement 中国共产党政治运动 collection contains biographies, memoirs, investigation records, confessions, and judicial testimony and decrees, relating to political dissidence and prosecutions for political offenses in China from the 1950s to the 1970s, collected from various sources in China. It also features internal party documents from key political campaigns and individual case files and dossiers from the early 1950s to the final years of the Mao era.

Although the collection is called the Communist Chinese Party Political Movement 中国共产党政治运动, the word 运动 yundong (movement), which once occupied a prominent place in the political lexicon of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has become archaic in the twenty-first century. Yet the the various movements launched by the CCP served the purposes of maintaining its political legitimacy and the sense that Chinese society was moving toward a brighter future. With every political movement launched at various stages of its rule after 1949, the CCP experienced significant transformation, along with the landscape of Chinese politics, culture, and society.

Acquisition information:
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2014.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Boxes OCM7, FH1, FH10, FH18, and FH24 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Communist Chinese political movement collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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